by Key Ministry | Jun 21, 2016 | Abuse, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health, PTSD, Shannon Dingle
In my last post, I set the groundwork for today’s piece, framing the problem. Today, I want to consider our response. How can our churches be safe places for survivors like me, even those who will never disclose their stories? 1. Talk about it. I know this can be...
by Key Ministry | Jun 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Key Ministry, PTSD, Shannon Dingle, Strategies
Last week, I wrote two intensely vulnerable posts, here and here, on my personal blog. Both relate to the Stanford rape story, but both also disclose – for the first time publicly – my own history as a rape survivor. Before last week, only 32 people in my life had...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jun 11, 2016 | Advocacy, Controversies, PTSD
At the time I finished my child psychiatry training 25 years ago, I stepped into a job as Medical Director (and later, Clinical Director) of a large residential treatment center that offered treatment programs for teens (with and without intellectual disabilities) who...
by Key Ministry | Apr 4, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
By Shannon Dingle I want the answer to be yes. Oh, how much I want that! But scientific research shows it’s not true. Before I unpack that, though, let’s talk about trauma. I’ve written about it from an adoption and foster care perspective, but other kids...
by Jolene Philo | Apr 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion Fusion, Mental Health, PTSD, Resources, Stories
Some things parents never forget. Like the first time a mother holds her newborn child. Or the first time a baby belly laughs at a father’s antics. But when I think of our son’s early days, an unpleasant memory comes to mind. Our baby’s wince of pain when the...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 4, 2016 | Abuse, Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD, Resources
The potential effects of trauma and abuse on the developing brain and nervous system are powerful and incredibly complex. Healthy brain development is highly contingent upon a number of highly interrelated neuroregulatory systems that are highly sensitive to...
